Xun Yan received Zhang Yang's request for help, but did not waste time. He immediately prepared food and recruited civil servants. It took only two days to arrive at Wushejin.

Just as he was about to cross the river, he received the news that the Arc detention was lost and Zhang Yang's entire army was wiped out. Except for the scouts who were searching for the news outside the city, everyone was either killed in battle or captured.

As for how Lu Su conquered the Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de Arc de was blocked from both ends by Lu Su, and no one in the city escaped, so the specific battle process became a mystery.

Xun Yan was shocked and immediately gave up his plan to cross the river. Since Lu Su had already taken the Arc depart and had enough troops to reinforce Wushejin, it was impossible to cross the Yellow River. Even if he succeeded by luck, his troops were not enough to re-capture the Arc depart. He immediately deployed a line of defense, defended several important Jinkous such as Wushejin, Mengjin, and sent people to inform Yuan Tan.

But he had no hope for Yuan Tan to return to the army. Yuan Tan had just returned to Yecheng to rest and was ready to use troops to Qingzhou after the autumn harvest, and had no interest in capturing Luoyang. Zhang Yang's defeat was enough to illustrate the problem. It was unrealistic to march into Henan before clearing the border of Jizhou and ensuring the safety of Jizhou.

Xun Yan did not intend to march into Henan, but Lu Su intended to march into Hanoi. Not only did he do his own troops, he also asked Xu Sheng to lead the navy from the Honggu into the river, with great momentum and acted as if he wanted to attack in large numbers. After hearing the news, Xun Yan did not dare to neglect it. He knew that the navy had no advantage and could not compete with Xu Sheng for victory in the river, so he focused on defense and set up formations along the river.

For a moment, the situation in Hanoi was tense and panic. Even Yuan Tan, who was far away in Yecheng, was a little uneasy and was ready to reinforce.

The two armies confronted each other, and Xu Sheng led his troops to cruise between Mengjin, Xiaopingjin and Wushejin. Xun Yan followed along the way with his men and prepared to block them at any time. Although Xu Sheng failed several tests, Xu Yan couldn't say anything about it. Xu Sheng was attacking and defending him, and he needed more troops and had more civilians and consumed more. What's even more terrible is that his army deployed defenses along the river, and his defense against the black bandits would inevitably be omitted. Zhang Yan and others would never miss this opportunity.

Xun Yan had no choice but to discuss with Sima Fang and others, gather various troops to strengthen the defense of the counties on the southern foot of the Taihang Mountains, so as not to be taken advantage of by the Black Mountain bandits and seize the county town. Involving his own interests, the Hanoi families responded one after another, and the rich contributed money and strong efforts to strengthen the defense.

As expected, Zhang Yan and others received news and learned that the main force led by Xun Yan was trapped along the Yellow River and Hanoi was empty, so they immediately led their troops to attack. They had no fixed targets and guerrillas everywhere. If they could not capture the city, they would attack the manor. If they could not capture the manor, they would grab ordinary people, or simply harvest the crops that were about to mature, and burn them with fire.

The Hanoi family in the manor, who was guarding the county town, looked at the locust-like black mountain bandits and cried without tears. They were still sure to defend the city, but they had no chance of winning when they left the city to fight. Seeing that the harvest of a year had been ruined, they could only beat their chests and stamp their feet on the top of the city, cursed them, but did not dare to leave the city. Some were so angry that they led their troops to fight, but were beaten up by the Black Mountain Army, and their noses were swollen and their eyes were swollen, and they were defeated.

After several days, Xun Yan's ears were not quiet. News of attacks from all over the country came like a tide, but he had no choice. Even though he knew that this was Lu Su and Xin Pi was revenge, he did not dare to withdraw his troops. Once Lu Su broke into Hanoi, the losses would be greater, and even he himself might suffer a heavy blow. As early as the Battle of Guandu, he had seen Lu Su's power. Even the armored cavalry could not break through Lu Su's position, and he was not sure of winning.

At no time, he had to ask Yuan Tan for help and asked Yuan Tan to send troops to reinforce. After receiving the news, Yuan Tan immediately sent cavalry into Hanoi and drove out the Montenegro army along the way.

The chaos in Hanoi was a pot of porridge, and the aristocratic families and people were deeply hurt and complained.

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Shangyong.

Xu You hurriedly climbed to the city and was shocked to see Wu Jun walking along the Dushui River Valley.

He saw Huang Zhong's battle flag.

Huang Zhong is the leader of this group of people. He had never left Fangling before, and Xu Huang was the one who appeared near Shangyong. Now that Huang Zhong has arrived at Shangyong, Fangling is naturally lost.

Why did Fangling, who had been in charge for a year, lose at this time? Xu You couldn't understand. During this year, he sent people to Fangling to reconnaissance many times, but no one could break through the Wu army's guard circle, and no one could see Fangling City coming back alive. The news he received was indirect, and it was heard from other channels, such as the Wu army who transported grain to Fangling, or the other scout who captured it.

Xu You was very uneasy. He had an ominous premonition and immediately sent someone to inform Zhang Lu and Wu Yi to prepare for the situation.

Huang Zhong led his troops to surround Shangyong and began to harvest crops outside the city step by step. Xu You knew Huang Zhong's intention, but he did not dare to send troops to attack easily. He knew very well that there was still a glimmer of chance to defend the city, and going out of the city to fight would be a dead end. Over the past year, more than ten battles between the two sides had a big and small battle, and they had never taken advantage of it, and the more they fought, they became more and more difficult. At first, there was still a chance to not distinguish between the winner and loser, and when the troops had an advantage, they could withstand a while. Later, even if they had an advantage, they could not do it. The equipment and combat power of the Wu army were far greater than these barbarian soldiers, and the cooperation was even more exquisite. Everyone knew what they could do and what to do. Using the terrain, even if they faced an enemy that was ten times more than their own, they could not panic, or stay on the spot for help, or retreat unstoppable.

All Xu You can do is defend the city and wait for help. Only when Wu Yi or Zhang Lu leads the main force to arrive will they have the chance to fight Huang Zhong.

Huang Zhong calmly harvested the crops outside the city and began to build siege equipment to prepare for the strong attack on Shangyong.

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Qinglang Beach.

He Qi sat on the boat, looking at the flags on the hillside in the distance, and a contemptuous sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

A group of barbarians, overestimating their abilities, will let you see my He Qi's strength in two days.

During this year, He Qi was stationed here without further advancement. He launched many attacks, but was blocked by the barbarians who were in danger. It was not that he could not overcome this dangerous pass, but that he could not ensure that the proportion of casualties did not exceed the standard. Zhou Yu sent a large number of wooden school craftsmen and Bencaotang doctors. The craftsmen transformed warships, designed and built weapons, and the doctors collected herbs, treated the wounds for the soldiers, and sometimes treated the nearby mountain people.

It seems that He Qi is the well-deserved main force of this army, but he himself knows that these craftsmen and doctors are the main force, and he is just cooperating with them to verify their work results. This made him a little depressed and regretted not being the one who should have fought for this task at the beginning. But after a year, the effect was also obvious. The transformed warships were faster and had better protection capabilities. Even in the face of overwhelming rain of arrows, they could lead to the front. The doctors also collected enough herbs to gain a certain understanding of the diseases caused by damp heat in the mountains and forests, and the treatment effect was significantly improved.

All of this shows that Xun You's plan is exquisite and that various factors are relatively balanced, which is by no means a speculation.

The opportunity for the general attack has been ripe, just in these two or three days.

A small boat rowed over from the downstream. A soldier stood on the bow of the boat, holding a triangular flag symbolizing the identity of the messenger. The warships along the way avoided each other. The boat sailed down the boat. The soldiers on the boat hooked the boat with long iron hooks, dragged it to the side of the boat, tied a cable, and fixed the boat next to the boat. The messenger jumped onto the boat, quickly stepped onto Feilu, came to He Qi, and handed a document sealed with a copper tube with both hands.

"General, the order of the governor Zhou."

He Qi took the official document and checked the paint mud on it. Originally, it was used to use seal mud, but the seal mud was easy to peel off and was soaked in water. Later, after experiments, after adding paint to it, he was no longer afraid of water and was stronger. He Qi knocked off the paint mud, took out the order inside, and took a look at the last signature, which was Zhou Yu's unique handwriting, and couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Yu's calligraphy is becoming more and more exquisite. If he is appointed as the official title of the nine governors, he deserves his name as the first emperor, and he can even be comparable to the King of Wu.

After reading the official document, He Qi frowned and his eyes twitched involuntarily. After a while, he gradually calmed down. He turned around and raised the pen on the case, dipped in ink, signed his name, and muttered twice. The messenger did not understand his Kuaiji dialect, but the guards around him could hear it clearly.

"Ah, let the bandit take the lead again."

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Xiangyang.

Sun Ce stood in the middle of the house, with several sand tables placed on all sides, and huge maps hung on the wall. A group of soldiers surrounded him, whispering and discussing in a low voice, with indescribable excitement.

"I think the result of Governor Zhou's battle this time will be greater. It will be no problem to attract the front, encircle the circle, and to severely damage the main force of Wuxi barbarians in one fell swoop."

"It is hard to say that Wuxi Man is just a group of barbarians. What are the main forces that are not the main forces? They are not worthy of being the enemy of the Zhou Governor, and Cao Cao is. The Zhou Governor will defeat them, but it will not kill too much, and the demonstration is of greater significance. In terms of strategic significance, Qinglangtan cannot be compared with Shangyong."

Sun Ce turned around and walked out the house. When he left the door, the discussion behind him suddenly became louder and even more intense. Zhou Yu, Huang Zhong, and Lu Su both sent out the combat plan, preparing to launch an attack in the near future, which made the young soldiers very excited. While analyzing the situation, they all built momentum for the governor they liked.

Guo Jia followed out, pulled open his clothes, shook his feather fan, and slapped him hard several times. "I was excited after receiving the combat plan one after another."

"Yes, I didn't expect that the three groups of people would attack at the same time." Sun Ce leaned on the railing and let out a sigh, unable to hide his happiness. He actually didn't care too much about the results of the battle and how many injuries he killed. Judging from the combat plan he received, the three governors and military advisors met expectations, especially Xu Shu. His time in Wuguan has not been wasted in recent years. Huang Zhong praised him and listed him as the first contribution to the capture of Fangling. Xu Huang and Deng Zhan also admired him very much.
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